Okay, 5th grade: here’s the idea. As you listen to today’s read-aloud, add a comment to this blog entry by clicking on “comments” and entering in the required info. You do NOT need to give a real e-mail address, or a website.
Some things you might want to comment on:
- How does Mrs. Boland want to change Tremble? What do you think of her plans?
- Why doesn’t Jennifer want to accept the reward for the return of the cow? What would you do in her position?
- How do you think Jennifer and Adam will prove that Marris stole the $75,000 gift and used it for herself?
You can also respond to other people’s comments, so long as you do so politely.
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April 29th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Adam canfield and the slash is a great book
I wonder whats going to happen next?
April 29th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
adam cannfield and the slash
April 29th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Keep you distance from the herbs.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
this code informant person says “honey” too many times, and shes weird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 29th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Herb green and herb black talk about the slash
April 29th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
The person on the phone used honey waaaayy to many times when talking to people.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
herbs recieved 187 complaints
April 29th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
the splash is the little kids newspaper
April 29th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I had a feeling that lots of people were going to start to complain. Mrs. Boland had really helped Adam and Jennifer. I’m surprised that the Herbs gave up such personal information.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
ms. boland yells at the herbs for spilling the beans on the basketball hoop story.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
why dont they just tell people to move their hoops somewhere else
April 29th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Why is Mrs. Boland helping the Herbs at the same time as they’re helping Adam and Jennifer? People live in tiny homes and the plan of taking down those houses won’t make sense.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I believe that Adam and Jennifer will prove that Marris stole the $75,000 by going through her files in her office
April 29th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I don’t like mrs. Boland!!!!!!
April 29th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
the county is going to buy nasts houses tear them down and rurn them into buildings
April 29th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
ms. boland wanted to tear down all the houses in the willows but poor people ussually live there
April 29th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I think Mrs. Bolland wants to have her own story she wants to have her story about children in safe care
April 29th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
the herbs are freaking out because people know about how they want to take down hoops.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Ms.Bolend is a very evil women and a bit crazy too
April 29th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Why is mrs. boland so weird.
Why does she hate kids so much?
April 29th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
why does she care so much about tearing down the hoops
April 29th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
no mention of b-ball hoops in channel news 12
April 29th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
do you think what mrs. Boland is doing is fair?
April 29th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Why are they two random teenagers that just stole the plywood cow? I think Jennifer did the right thing with the reward. She is right about the woman keeping the cow.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I wonder who is the person who wants to be named nameless.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Why does the girl always say honey/ mrs. bolend is such a stuck up and why will she thinks every thing needs to be fashionable cow found
April 29th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
The herbs are fairly dumb because they let the reporters take a story that causes complaints to there company code enforcement AKA (odd enforcement.) Anotherthing is that Jennefer shoulden’t take the cow reward money because it would look like you had to pay for a story if i was there i would have taken it for newspaper advertising.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I really don’t like the phone answerer, herb green, or herb black, they’re so extremely annoying, and unhealthy. I also wonder how they know Mrs. Bowland and want to report to her about complaints. I’m so glad that the parents started complaining to them, and that the herbs were finally doing what they’re getting paid for, and getting yelled at. I can’t believe she owns the news system, that’s probably why they were such a bad news station. I think Mrs.Bowland is a big winer and doesn’t think about the lower classes. Also, how are basketball hoops against the law? How did she get so important that she practically owns Tremble county when she’s just a wife of the owner of the worst news station ever!. I really like the mom who told Mrs. Bowland to drop dead! I also know that b-ball hoops cost a few thousand $, so if someone tore down their hoop, then how would they get enough money to repay them, or would they just take away their hoop and forget about it. Also, couldn’t they just go to a sports place and buy a new one? Also, why was the cow so important to tremble that it gets in the news, and still is able to get stolen by a couple of teenagers who didn’t even get arrested? Finally, I think that everyone in this book who isn’t a main character is eiter weird, annoying, evil, winy, or overweigh
April 30th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
eddie is cool
April 30th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
The phone lady saaaaaayys “honey” way too many times its wierd
April 30th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I hate the person who says Honey. The herbs don’t do anything there just people who eat donuts.
April 30th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
stop saying honey and I don’t even get why they have to take down the basketball hoops give me a good solid reason why they should take the b ball hoops down.
April 30th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Uh-oh, The herbs are in trouble!
April 30th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Ms boland mean and wierd
April 30th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Herbs are in more trouble, Mrs. Boland is getting angry
April 30th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
someone keeps honey, honey, honey, honey way too much I mean it gets on my nerves and it’s weird.
April 30th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
she wanted to tear down the wilows
April 30th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
basketball should be more respected that Ms. Boland should realise that
April 30th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
ms marris has anger issues and is an evil person
herb black and herb green has weight problems(advice: lay off the fast foods herbs!)
Ms boland is mean
April 30th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
news 12: nothing about basketball
April 30th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I hate the person who says Honey. The herbs don’t do anything there just people who eat donuts. Mrs. Boland just cares about herself and she doesn’t even like kids. Why does anybody care about the cow.
April 30th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Woman on phone:honey, honey honey, honey, honey, honey, honey, honey. herbs are fat. cheese danishes. yummy. herbs are suck ups to ms. boland. wooden cow is returned. Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.ms boland is a thief
April 30th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I don’t really like the herbs. I can’t believe the herbs get out of problems so easily. Their secratery also says honey too much. Mr.s Boland seems spoiled and hates poor cloth. Mr.s Boland also thinks kids are childess kids who should spend their times on playgrounds and not in front of garages. I never knew a newspaper could cause so much fuss. The nameless man is very suspecious, maybe it’s… Eddy the Janitor. I think Jennifer didn’t take the check because she thought it was a bribe. I can’t believe pheobe becomes the hero. Adam is also very misunderstanding and forgetful. Finally I thinl thiswhole book is soooooo good.
April 30th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Mrs. Boland “fashion error”. EVIL WIZARD ALERT- Mrs. Boland.
. Uh-oh Red tagged hoops. Bad twins, no hogging. Yeah the cow was returned! Is the anonymous person the thief? Were the teens framed. Or not. Must be boring with one paper. Get a document from her lawyer, say “Give us a document or we will be forced to call a lawyer” and then if he didn’t give to them just call an attorney. I think Mrs. Maris’s plans are EVIL!!!!! I think if I were in Jennifer’s position I would accept the money because she just wants to reward Jennifer for posting the article. I might just give some money to the anonymous man (if can get the name).
May 20th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I believe Jennifer didn’t accept the reward for the wooden cow because she thought that she didn’t really return the cow.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I think that Adam and Jennifer will get Maris with the 75,000,000 by showing everybody the golden toilet seats and some how show parts of the money that was given by the old lady which I can’t remember his name did I say his I meant her anyway……………..ya thats my um a question.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
i can’t believe that marris stole all that money for her NEW BATHROOM!
May 20th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
what do you think will happen to Adam and Jennefer when they show Ms.Maris the story.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
i think that the slash will soon be in trouble
May 20th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I think that Marros will kill the miss block story and I think that if that happened they would ask the teacher who does the world domination game to help them take down Marros.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
I think adam should get some avidence and right the story about maris. I think he should have some guts. Though I think that Adam and Jennifer should talk to maris one on one and anyone else that seems suspisios and talk to who ever that is one and one. Though I think its a good idea is to have a secret meeding on what they should do about the maris story. Also I think its a good idea instead of just putting the story on te slash emailing people about it, calling people, and putting it on the enternent.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I think it is a great book
May 21st, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I agree with you Jon she does abuse the word honey
May 21st, 2008 at 2:43 pm
i think they are in trouble
May 21st, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Ms maris is the devil.
I think adam needs more people in on his story. The weird anti headless secretary is the devils helper and she is on the thing too. Maybe she is sharing the stuff with maris.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Mrs. Marris is sooo evil under all the goddy goody act. Voluntary/manditory is such a boring class. The little girl asking people to sign her petition is so funny. I think I’d rather be Jennifer’s friend than Adam, she’s smart. Mr.s Marris is going to get in soo much trouble. I feel bad for that dog Danny was working on.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I knew that marris was mean but not mean enough to take donated money and use it for her own personal wants.